April 23, 2008

The University of California at Berkeley claimed the top spot in this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll, while Western Washington University and Trinity College topped the Division II and III polls, respectively.

California received 18 first-place votes this week to remain atop the Division I poll. Yale garnered six first-place votes to rank second. Virginia ranked third, followed by Washington State and Tennessee.

For the sixth consecutive week, Western Washington was a unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division II poll, receiving all six first-place votes. Dowling College ranked second, while Philadelphia University ranked third.

Trinity College received six of nine first-place votes to take the top spot in the Division III poll. Williams College earned the other three first-place votes to rank second. Bates College, The United States Coast Guard Academy and St. Lawrence University rounded out the top five.